Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-12-20
A oRIST FOR CHANGERS.

IT has been found that sulphate Of iron
will destroy moss in grass lands, without
injury to the grass.
A PROSPEROUS farmer says the best crops
be ever raised were obtained by spreading
manure on over snow.
TRIM the tomatoes 10 a single stalk and
train them to stakes to insure early ripen-
ing and productiveness.
The farm garden is the index TO the state
Of progress of the farm, and the comfort,
health and happiness Of the family.
AMMONIA Ifrom the stables is very in
furious 10 carriage varnsh, therefore. the
carriage should bee housed in "a dry place,
somewhat removed.
PARsNIPs contain more nutriment than
turnips or carrots, and make superior food
for dairy stock or fattening hogs, and, Of all
root crops, none keep better.
FIBRous matters may be reduced TO
manurial state by the aid Of heat, moisture
and earthly matter. Where these are APP
piled, hay, stalks or weeds may be rapidly
rotted down.
EXPERIMENTS with commercial fertilizers
Indicate that heterogeneous manures appear
TO be- Of little use the second season on
grass. Supcrphosphatc and kainit had more
lasting effect.
RICm moist soil IL the best adapted 10
plum trees II the hens are permitted 10
circulate freely about the trees. they will
fertlizc the soil and interfere with the in
roads of the curcuho.
Hoes will almost winter on clover cut
when in full bloom, cured and put where it
can be had, so the hogs can be foddered
with II twice day. They will eat it as hay,
hotter if and xgaftaI with Ia lftla
bran or meal put on it,
WIVES cow on unchanged feed begins 10
dry of she also begins 20 fattcn Putting
ON ilcsh is all right # not overdonc nor com
mcnccd too early. \ few weeks, or perhaps
two or three months, II milk is not especial
~ valuable. may be given 10 bringing the
cow into condition.
Is comparing the condition Of the Amer
lean farm laborcr with that Of the French
peasant the latter seems somewhat impov-
crishcd. According to a recent writer, farm
wage, IN France range from y cents "a day
"a - and -. and occasionally in harvest TO
81, sums which, except the last, appear sin
guiarly small. BY the year the rate is $50
Ia sliO, this and the previous wages by the
day being over and above the laborer's food
and lodging.
II is "a good practice 10 SOW winter wheat
| very early. old farmers have rule TO
wait for frost before sowing. so as 10 head
Of the Hessian fly, which will not deposit
| Its eggs after frost touches the wheat
! leaves Tho wheat plant likes a cool eli
mate FORTS best development. and succeeds
best generally near the northern limit for
is growth After one or two frosJs there
| il TIM, for wheat 20 make all the top neces-
sary before il goes into winter quarters.
IL il possible 10y using early apples and
| hurryug matters somewhat 20 get cider
| into vinegar before cold weather. II rapid
| ly undcrgocS the first fermentation into
alcohol, and this may be FASTENED by adding
swectcucd yeast The more sweet there is
IN the fruit the better the vinegar will be
! II sour apples are used sugar or syrup may
boz added The second fermentation is
| greatly aided by adding little well soured
vinagar, which acts as a yeast and by fire.
! qucutly changing from one vessel TO an
| other, thus exposing the ternontlng cider
| 10 the oxygen of the air.
! EvFm farmer ina tine land should by all
means keep IA few sheep They cost but
little in the first place. The cost for the
sheep will never be missed. Nothing is
nicer in the spring than quarter Of lamb.
The majority Of farmers are not convenient
! frcst meat when most needed that is, in
hot weather. \ lamb can be- eaten by most
| families before II spells, ana If not, il Is
easy 10 make an arrangement with neigh
| bors 10 take "a quarter and return IL when
they kill by all means keep few sheep.
KFEp sharp share ON the plow and see
| thar the gearing is such as too lessen the
draft 20 the highest point, being neither
too short 10 worry the ploWman nor too
long To add to the horses labor. Water
| the team moderately four times day. and
never within two hours after feeding.
! give ample time for feeding and feed a
| bran mash three times a week. Carefully
| wash and srrape of every Cad tiy's egg at
noon and evening Keep a clean stable,
! well busted with plaster, and clean, soft
! bed for the horses ami do not neglect Ia
rub them down thoroughly before leaving
| them at night
ON some farms enough straw is wasted
10 make a handsome income. An straw is
poor food, az 1t lacks ia both the elements
Of growth and fat The proportions are 50
small that animals can not eat enough Ia
make much gain. They VIII live ON IL,
but the farmer wants more by the ad-
d,tiou of "a little mea. the straw can be sold
iu good market on the farm and be had
for manure at the same time. This IS just
Wha, the farmer wants, 10 convert into a
,crUlfor AN the fodder and grain he can
which has paid a good profit upon itself ina
other ways. as meat, butter on cheese.
When this is done the farm will always be